Note: The report cites
(a) Jonathan Watts, Ai Weiwei Vows to Clear Tax Charges Amid Fresh Challenge From Authorities; Chinese officials refuse to allow artist to use mother's house as collateral to pay 15m yuan fine hours before deadline. Guardian, Nov 14, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artand ... -chinese-artist-tax
"Ai's supporters have sent him nearly 8.69 million yuan ($1.4 million) to help pay the guarantee.
"But Pu Zhiqiang, a lawyer for [Ai's] Fake Cultural, said the tax bureau told them Monday that it would not accept the guarantee in the form the parties had originally agreed on.
"Pu told reporters that the tax bureau wanted the money paid into one of its accounts, while Fake Cultural wanted to buy a certificate of deposit instead.